Bengaluru, Sept. 29 -- BJP leader and Shikaripura MLA, Vijayendra Yediyurappa, launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led Karnataka government, citing claims by the Karnataka State Contractors Association about rampant corruption in the payment process for public works.

In a strongly worded post on social media platform X, Vijayendra alleged that contractors are being forced to pay nearly 50 per cent of their dues as bribes and kickbacks just to get their bills cleared. He claimed this massive leakage is severely hampering development in the state.

"The Karnataka State Contractors Association has revealed that under the @INCKarnataka government, rampant corruption forces them to pay nearly 50% in bribes and kickbacks just to clear t...